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The story of Mohammed in Syria is some of the saddest shit I've seen in a year of sad shit.

You can watch his story on PBS Newshour.

Donate to the Syrian Emergency Task Force to help kids like him.

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a meeting-of-great-minds must watch

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Rumi cleaning Prince Usul (with a head flop)

Rumi the cat cleans Prince Usul (Usi for short). He seems to enjoy it and gives a little head flop.

This is my first (and only) youtube video.

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Last of the burrnesha: Balkan women who pledged celibacy to live as men

'Sworn virgins' exchange limited rights of women for freedoms of men in patriarchal Albania, Montenegro and Kosovo

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Such a masterpiece. When I feel down on the planet, this gets my chin up.

Prince, “Free”

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In response to Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine, Finland and Sweden are fast-tracked to join NATO, vastly expanding Russia’s border with the western military alliance.

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Goodnight, sweet prince.

R.I.P. Dean Stockwell

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The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has held a midnight military parade to mark the state's 73rd founding anniversary, showing marching soldiers and workers in hazmat suits.

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Vigilance State - First Class

“This track just came out. I mastered it for them and I think it’s one of my favourite things I have worked on.” -Ed

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Camera tree in Tiananmen Square, Beijing. China is projected to have one CCTV camera for every two people by 2022.

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Sixty years ago today – on April 12, 1961 – Yuri Gagarin sat inside a capsule atop a repurposed Soviet R-7 Semyorka ICBM and launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. He orbited the planet Earth aboard Vostok 1, making history as the first person to travel in space.

How Yuri Gagarin Was Picked to Be First in Space

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R.I.P. DMX, Yankee Rapper

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It’s done.

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Merry Christmas, America

McConnell rejects bipartisan Covid relief plan while House adjourns until next week

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From DMX Krew:

“OK it’s Bandcamp friday. I have uploaded a release from the Breakin’ catalogue entitled “What Happened To Peace?”

https://dmxkrew.bandcamp.com/album/what-happened-to-peace

This song was made in response to the murder of Trayvon Martin in 2012. I will donate all profits from this song to the Trayvon Martin Foundation to help families of children who are victims of gun violence, so please buy today to maximise the support we can give them.” 

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This is so colossally fucked.  

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As Germany celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of reunification, there are growing calls to investigate neo-Nazi infiltration of the country’s security services -- which are creating a frightening echo of the past.

This is some scary shit.